Cold food plants, warehouses can reap solar energy savings in the right situations.

Carbon dioxide refrigeration technology can reduce cost, energy in the right applications.

The (Portland) Oregonian reported that Turtle Island Foods Inc. expects to earn a LEED Platinum certification for a new $10 million refrigerated and frozen soy products plant in Hood River, Ore.

Powerit Solutions, Seattle, said it received a Connectivity Week Buildy Award May 26 for its work with Four Star Fruit of Delano, Calif.

Independent wholesale produce distributor Testa Produce Inc. said its new 91,000-square-foot, $21 million distribution center in Chicago is on track to become the first foodservice distribution facility to become the first foodservice distribution facility to earn a LEED® Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Oscar Mayer parent Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., announced expanded sustainability goals and highlighted progress against its focus areas.

Ice cream and refrigerated iced tea processor Turkey Hill Dairy, Conestoga, Pa., said it will now receive a quarter of its annual electricity needs from a new wind turbine power project.

Consider door options, technologies to improve energy savings.

Measure twice, cut once. This building basic – a reminder to think before you act – applies to so many aspects of food plant and warehouse construction. It also applies to energy savings when you consider cold doorway technologies. 

ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., recognized winners of its 2011 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program "intended to drive and reward innovative approaches to sustainability that produce tangible business results."